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3. THE ANALYSIS
3.1
THE REASONS FOR Dr. HANNIBAL TO KILL PEOPLE
1. PURE SOCIOPATH
Dr. Hannibal Lecter is consideredas a pure sociopath with the big reason he’s capable of doing such an irrational description to his victims. It can be seen
from the following quote: “ Amputate a man’s leg and he can still feel it tickling. Tell me,
mum, when your little girl is on the slab, where will it tickle you?” The Silence of The lambs, 1989: 201
2. AMUSEMENT
The motivation for a few Lecter’s actions. It is mentioned that Lecter used certain patients and set them loose on society for his amusement. It can be seen
from the following quote: “Terns? If I help you, Clarice, it will be “turns” with us too.
Quid pro quo. I tell you things, you tell me things. Not about this case, though. About yourself. Quid pro quo. Yes or no?”
The Silence of The Lambs, 1989: 163
3. RUDESEXUAL HARASSMENT
As a serial killer, Dr. Hannibal is known for killing rude people; he really doesn’t like people who are rude. His definition of rude can often be different
from a normal person’s. It can be seen from the following quote: “Now then, tell me. What did Miggs say to you? Multiple
Miggs in the next cell. He hissed at you. What did he say?”“He said, I can smell your cunt.”
14 “I see. I myself cannot. You use Evian skin cream, and
sometimes you wear L’Air du Temps, but not today.” The Silence of The Lambs, 1989: 18
4. ANNOYING BEHAVIOR
Hannibal Lecter doesn’t like deviant behavior which annoys him with this activity. According to Lecter, Jame Gumb only thinks he’s a transsexual due to his
hatred of his own identity. He’s not comfortable with his own skin so this is considered as a mental disorder and Gumb is Raspail’s ex boyfriend. From the
beginning, Benjamin Raspail becomes Lecter patient and his therapy doesn’t go anywhere with his relationship with Jame Gumb that turns out they are gay
couple. It can be seen from the following quote: “Look for severe childhood disturbances associated with
violence. Our Billy wasn’t born a criminal, Clarice. He was made one through years of systematic abuse. Billy hates his own
identity, you see, and he thinks that makes him transsexual. But his pathology is a thousand times more savage and more
terrifying.” The Silence of The Lambs, 1989: 169
5. WHINING AND COMPLAINING
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